Writing-desk attachment to other furniture



S. M. PURMAN'. WRITING DESK ATTACHMENT TO OTHER FURNITURE. 'No 245,065.

Patented Aug. 2, 1881.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL M. FUPJMAN, F HENDERSON, KENTUCKY.

WRITING-DESK ATTACHMENT TO OTHER FURNITURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 245,065, dated August2, 1881. Application filed February 11, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL M. FURMAN, of Henderson, in the county ofHenderson and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and .usefulImprovement in Writing-Desk Attach- 4 when not in use for writing, maybe folded out of sight, occupying none of the otherwise needed space ina room.

My invention consists of a writing-desk mounted on a table-leaf orswinging board hinged to a table, the several parts being constructedand arranged as hereinafter more fully set forth, and pointed out in theclaim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofa sewing-ma- 'chine table to which my invention is applied.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the table-leaf and the writing-desk upon itopened for use. Fig. 3

v is a side view of the device in position for use,

parts being broken out to show the construction.

Similarlettersofreferenceindicatelike parts. 1 A is a board of suitablesize and shape to support the writing-desk, and provided with hinges atfor attaching it as a drop-leaf to a table of any kind, or to a bracketsecured to the wall of a room, or to the back of a seat in aschool-room, or to any other suitable piece of furniture.

Upon the leaf A as a bottom is built the desk-body, made in the shape ofa box of two halves, b b,- hinged together, and joining at aninclination as usual, so that the cover b, when unlocked by the key 0from the part b and thrown back, as in Figs. 2 and 3, will form asurface continuouswithr that of the part b and inclining toward thewriter, the inclined plane being covered with hinged velveted or clothedpasteboard d, in the usual manner of making such articles. The desk isthen divided into suitable compartments, 6 g f h, for holding pens,ink-bottles, note-paper, and other writing materials.

The leaf A has an extension, at, which projects toward the writer asuflicient distance beyond the part b to support the part b when thedesk is opened, and thus relieve the strain on the hinges which join thetwo halves b and I) together.

The leaf A is raised in the horizontal position when the desk is to beused for writing, and retained in said position by ahorizontallyswinging brace, H, or other fastening device attached to thetable G. The writing finished and the desk locked, the brace H is turnedaside and the leaf A allowed to swing down in its perpendicular positionshown in Fig. 1, the whole device thus occupying but an immateriallysmall space-when not in use.

It will be observed that the drop-leaf A, adapted to be hinged to thetable G or other article of furniture, forms the bottom of the box orbody b, and that the latter is built upon the drop-leaf as a bottom, andthat the dropleaf A is prolonged or projects outwardly beyond thedesk-body b at a, thus serving the double purpose of a bottom for thedesk-body and a supportfor the desk-cover bwhen opened, the latterresting directly on the drop-leaf from the hinged end of the body or boxb to the outer end of the drop-leaf at a.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- In combination with a table having a leafsupport, thedesk composed of a box-body, 11, provided with the hinged cover b andhinged bottom A, the prolongation a of which supports the cover b whenopened, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

SAMUEL M. FURMAN. .Witnesses:

P. K. PaEEcrr, T. S. KNIGHT.

